17 volumes (2176 pages) : 29 cm

A seventeen-volume, alphabetically-arranged encyclopedia contains approximately five hundred articles introducing key aspects of science and technology

Includes bibliographical references and index

v. 1. Abrasive -- Acid & alkali -- Adhesive -- Aerodynamics -- Agriculture -- AIDS -- Air -- Air conditioning -- Airplane -- Airports -- Algebra -- Allergies -- Alloy -- Alternative fuel vehicle -- Aluminum -- Amino acid -- Andre-Marie Ampere -- Amphibious vehicles -- Anesthetic -- Animal kingdom -- Animation -- Antenna -- Antibiotic -- Antiseptic -- Archaeology -- Archimedes -- Architecture -- Aristotle -- Artificial intelligence -- Asteroid, comet & meteor -- Astronomy -- v. 2. Atmosphere -- Atom & molecule -- Automobile -- Charles Babbage -- Bacteria -- Balances & weighing machines -- Ballistics -- Balloon -- Bar code and scanner -- Barometer -- Battery -- Bearing -- Bicycle -- Biochemistry -- Biodiversity -- Biology -- Biomes and habitats -- Biorhythm -- Black holes -- Blast furnace -- Niels Bohr -- Bomb and shell -- Botany -- Brain -- Brake system -- Brass -- Bread making -- Bridge -- Broadcasting -- Building techniques -- Cable television -- v. 3. Cable travel -- Calculators -- Calculus -- Camcorders -- Canals -- Capacitors -- Carbohydrates -- Carbon -- Carbon dating -- Carbon fiber -- Casting -- Catalysts -- Caves -- Cells -- Centrifuges -- Industrial ceramics -- Chaos theory -- Chemical reactions -- Chemistry -- Chromatography -- Circulatory system -- Classification -- Climate -- Cloning -- Clouds -- Coal mining -- Cog railroad -- Communications satellite -- Compass -- Computers -- Computer graphics -- Nicolaus Copernicus -- Copper -- Corrosion -- Cotton

v. 4. Cranes -- Francis Crick & James Watson -- Cryogenics -- Crystals -- Marie and Pierre Curie -- Cyclones -- John Dalton -- Dams -- Charles Darwin -- Dentistry -- Deserts -- Diamonds -- Diesel engines -- Digestive system -- Digital audio software -- Dinosaurs -- Diseases -- Distillation -- Diving -- DNA -- Doppler effect -- Drills -- Drilling rig -- Drug industry -- Dye and dyeing -- Ear and hearing -- Earth -- Earthmovers -- Earthquakes -- Eclipses -- Ecology -- Thomas Edison -- Albert Einstein -- Elasticity -- Electrical measurement -- Electric circuit -- Electricity -- v. 5. Electric motors -- Electrolysis -- Electromagnetism -- Electronics -- Electron microscope -- Electron tube -- Electrophoresis -- Electroplating -- Chemical elements -- Elevators & escalators -- Endocrine system -- Energy -- Engineering -- Enzyme -- Erosion -- Evolution -- Excretory system -- Exocrine system -- Explosives -- Eyes and vision -- Michael Faraday -- Fat -- Fermentation -- Fertilizer -- Fiber -- Fiber optics -- Firefighting -- Fireworks and flare -- Fishing industry -- Nuclear fission -- Alexander Fleming -- Food technology -- Food web -- Forces -- Forensic science -- Forklift trucks -- Friction -- v. 6. Fuel cells -- Fuel injection -- Fungi kingdom -- Fuse & circuit breakers -- Nuclear Fusion -- Galileo Galilei -- Gamma rays -- Gas -- Gas laws -- Gas turbines -- Gears -- Geiger-Muller detectors -- Generators -- Genetic engineering -- Genetics -- Geography -- Geologic timescale -- Geology -- Geophysics -- Glaciation -- Glass -- Global Positioning System (GPS) -- Global warming -- Gold -- Gravity -- Guidance systems -- Guns -- Gyroscope -- Heart & blood -- Heat -- Helicopter -- William Herschel -- Hovercraft -- Christiaan Huygens -- Hydraulics -- Hydroelectric power -- Hydrofoil -- Hydrogen -- Immune system

V. 7. Induction -- Inert gases -- Infrared radiation o-- Inorganic chemistry -- Insulator -- Internal combustion engines -- Internet -- Ion & ionization -- Iron & steel -- Isotope -- Jackhammer -- Edward Jenner -- Jet engine -- Jupiter -- Lord Kelvin -- Keyboard & typewriter -- Landforms -- Lasers -- Laser discs -- Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier -- Lead -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Lever -- Light -- Lighthouses -- Lightning -- Lighting -- Linear electric motors -- Carl Linnaeus -- Liquid -- Liquid crystal -- Joseph Lister -- Lock -- Locomotives -- Lubrication -- Luminescence -- Lymphatic system (lymph nodes) -- Magnetic storage -- Magnetism -- v. 8. Mapmaking -- Guglielmo Marconi -- Marine propulsion -- Mars -- Mass & weight -- Mathematics -- James Clerk Maxwell -- Measurement -- Medical imaging -- Medical technology -- Gregor Mendel -- Dmitry Mendeleyev -- Mercury (metal) -- Mercury (planet) -- Metabolism -- Metals -- Metallurgy -- Metalworking -- Metamorphosis -- Meteorology -- Microbiology -- Microelectronics -- Micrometer -- Microscopes -- Microwave radiation -- Mine, explosive -- Minerals -- Mining and quarrying -- v. 9. Missiles and torpedoes -- Mobile communication -- Molecular biology -- Monorail -- Moon -- Motion -- Motion pictures -- Motorcycles -- Mountains -- Muscular system -- Musical instruments -- Nanotechnology -- Navigation -- Nebula -- Neptune -- Nervous system -- Isaac Newton -- Nitrogen -- Nova and supernova -- Nuclear reactors -- Nuclear weapons -- Number systems -- Nutrition -- Observatories -- Oceans -- Oil exploration and refining

v. 10. Optics -- Optoelectronics -- Orbits -- Organic chemistry -- Oscilloscope -- Osmosis -- Oxidation & reduction -- Oxygen -- Paint -- Paper & papermaking -- Parachute -- Parasitology -- Particle accelerator -- Particle detector -- Particle physics -- Louis Pasteur -- Pendulum -- Periodic table -- Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) -- Pest control -- Pheromones -- Phosphorus -- Photocopiers -- Photoelectric cells -- Photography -- Digital photography -- Photosynthesis -- Physical chemistry -- Physics -- Physiology -- Piezoelectricity -- Pipelines -- Max Planck -- Plant kingdom -- v. 11. Plasma physics -- Plastics -- Plate tectonics -- Platinum group metals -- Plow -- Pluto -- Poisons -- Polarization -- Pollution -- Polymerization -- Population growth -- Pottery -- Power -- Power generation and distribution -- Pregnancy & birth -- Pressure -- Printed circuit -- Printing -- Propellers -- Prosthetics -- Proteins -- Protist kingdom -- Psychiatry -- Psychology -- Pullies -- Pumps -- Pythagoras -- Quantum theory -- radar -- Radio -- Radioactivity -- Radiotherapy -- v. 12. Railroad system Rain & rainfall -- Rainbows -- Rapid transit systems -- Recycling -- Reflection and refraction -- Refrigeration -- Relativity -- Relay -- Remote control -- Remote sensor -- Reproductive system -- Resistance -- Resistor -- Resonance -- Respiratory system -- River and lake -- Road and road construction -- Robotics -- Rocks -- Rockets -- Roller coasters -- Rubber -- Ernest Rutherford -- Safes and vaults -- Sailing -- Salt (chemical) -- Salt production -- Satellite -- Saturn -- Scanner (image) -- Seismology -- v. 13. Semiconductor-Sports -- v. 14. Spring-Thermography

v. 15. Thermometers -- Thermostat -- Thunderstorms -- Tidal power -- Tides -- Timber industry -- Time -- Timekeeping devices -- Tin -- Titanium -- Toll & tool manufacture -- Tornado -- Touch -- Traffic control -- Transducer -- Transformer -- Transistor -- Transition element -- Truck -- Tsunami -- Tunneling -- Turbine -- Ultrasonics -- Ultraviolet -- Universe -- Uranium -- Uranus -- Vaccinations -- Vacuum -- Valence -- Valves -- Vapor pressure -- Venturi effect -- Venus -- Videophones -- Virtual reality -- Biological Viruses -- v. 16. Computer viruses -- Viscosity -- Vitamin -- Voice analysis -- Volcano -- Volta, Alessandro -- V/STOL aircraft -- Wankel engine -- Warplane -- Warship -- Washing machine -- Water -- Water cycle -- Water supply -- Wave motion -- Wave power -- Weathering -- Weather system -- Alfred Wegener -- Weightlessness -- Welding -- Wheel -- Winch and windlass -- Wind -- Windmill and wind pump -- Wire and cable -- Woodworking -- Wool -- Writing tools -- X-ray -- Yeast -- Zinc -- Zoo -- Zoology -- v. 17. Index

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